1 Samuweli 26:1 Futhi abaseZifi beza kuSawule eGibeya, wathi: "UDavide akacasha yini yena egqumeni laseHakila eliphambi kwehlane na? 26:2 Khona-ke uSawule wasukuma, futhi wehlela ehlane laseZifi, ephethe ezintathu abayizinkulungwane ezikhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli kanye naye ukuba bafune uDavide ehlane kaZifi. 26:3 USawule wamisa egqumeni Hakila, okuyinto phambi kwehlane, eduze indlela. Kepha uDavide wahlala ehlane, wabona ukuthi uSawule ufikile emva kwakhe ehlane. 26:4 UDavide wayesethuma izinhloli, wazi ukuthi uSawule ungenile kakhulu isenzo. 26:5 UDavide wasuka, waya endaweni uSawule ayemise kuyo, noDavide wabona indawo lapho uSawule elele khona, no-Abineri indodana kaNeri, induna uSawule wayelele enqabeni, abantu bamisa inkamba nxazonke ngaye. 26:6 UDavide waphendula, wathi ku-Ahimeleki, umHeti, naku-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya, umfowabo kaJowabe, wathi: "Ngubani oyakwehla nami siye." uSawule ekamu? Wathi u-Abishayi: "Ngiyakwehla nawe." 26:7 UDavide no-Abishayi bafika kubantu ebusuku, futhi bheka, uSawule wayelele elele phakathi komsele, umkhonto wakhe ugxunyekwe emhlabathini ngasesakhe kepha u-Abineri nabantu babelele nxazonke zakhe. 26:8 U-Abishayi wayesethi kuDavide, "UNkulunkulu unikele isitha sakho esandleni sakho." manje ngiyakuncenga, ake ngimtshaye ngenhlamvu umkhonto ngisho nasemhlabeni ngaso leso sikhathi, futhi ngeke ngimgwaze okwesibili isikhathi. 26:9 UDavide wathi ku-Abishayi, "Ungambulali, ngoba ngubani ongelula." isandla sakhe kogcotshiweyo kaJehova, singabi nacala na? 26:10 UDavide wathi, Kuphila kukaJehova, uJehova uyakumshaya; noma usuku lwakhe lokufa luyofika; noma uyakwehlela empini, abhubhe. 26:11 Makube kude neNkosi ukuba ngingelulele isandla sami phezu kukaJehova ogcotshiweyo: kepha ake uthathe umkhonto ongakwakhe nesitsha samanzi, sihambe. 26:12 Ngakho uDavide wathatha umkhonto nojeke wamanzi ngasekhanda likaSawule; futhi bamuka, akwabona muntu, nokwaziyo, novukayo; bonke babelele; ngokuba ubuthongo obunzima obuvela kuJehova behlele phezu kwakhe bona. 26:13 Khona-ke uDavide wawelela ngaphesheya, futhi wema esiqongweni sentaba kude; kukhona isikhala esikhulu phakathi kwabo. 26:14 UDavide wamemeza kubantu futhi ku-Abineri, indodana kaNeri, wathi: Awuphenduli, Abineri? UAbhineri wasephendula wathi: Ungubani wena? lokho kukhala enkosini? 26:15 UDavide wathi ku-Abineri: "Awuyena yini iqhawe? futhi ubani ofana naye wena kwa-Israyeli? Pho, ungayigcinanga ngani inkosi yakho, inkosi, na? okwe kwangena omunye wabantu ukuba abulale inkosi inkosi yakho. 26:16 Akukuhle lokhu okwenzile. Kuphila kukaJehova, ninjalo nina nifanele ukufa, ngokuba aniyigcinanga inkosi yenu, uJehova egcotshiwe. Bheka manje, lapho umkhonto wenkosi uphi, nojeke wamanzi; lokho kwakusezandleni zakhe. 26:17 USawule walazi izwi likaDavide, wathi: "Yizwi lakho leli, ndodana yami Davide? UDavide wathi: “Yizwi lami, nkosi yami, nkosi. 26:18 Wathi: "Kungani inkosi yami ixosha inceku yayo na? okwe ngenzeni? noma yibuphi ububi obusesandleni sami? 26:19 Manje, ngicela, inkosi yami, inkosi, ake izwe amazwi ayo inceku. Uma uJehova ekuvusile ngokumelene nami, makavume kepha uma bengabantwana babantu, mabaqalekiswe phambi kukaJehova NKOSI; ngoba bangixotshile lamuhla ukuthi ngingahlali phakathi ifa likaJehova ngokuthi: 'Hambani nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu.' 26:20 Ngakho-ke, ungavumeli igazi lami liwele emhlabathini phambi kobuso bukaJehova Jehova, ngokuba inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iphumele ukufuna intwazana njengakuqala uzingela intendele ezintabeni. " 26:21 Khona-ke uSawule wathi: "Ngonile yenza okubi, ngokuba umphefumulo wami ubuyigugu emehlweni akho namuhla; bheka, ngenze ubuwula, ngona kakhulu. 26:22 UDavide waphendula, wathi: "Bheka, umkhonto wenkosi! futhi ake omunye we zisondele izinsizwa zizoyilanda. 26:23 UJehova uzobuyisela kulowo nalowo ukulunga kwakhe nokwethembeka kwakhe; okwe uJehova ubekunikele esandleni sami namuhla, kepha angivumanga ukwelula ngelulela isandla sami kogcotshiweyo kaJehova. 26:24 Futhi bheka, njengoba nje ukuphila kwakho kwaba kakhulu namuhla emehlweni ami, kanjalo ake ukuphila kwami makube kakhulu emehlweni kaJehova, futhi makangikhulule kuzo zonke izinsizi. " 26:25 USawule wayesethi kuDavide, "Mawubusiswe wena, ndodana yami Davide yenza izinto ezinkulu, futhi futhi usazonqoba. Ngakho uDavida wahamba indlela yakhe. uSawule wabuyela endaweni yakhe.